Monday, 2 November 2009

No to G20 neo-liberalism! No to economic exploitation! No to environmentaldestruction!

Yes to sustainability, community cooperation and peoples' representation!Yes to liberation, solidarity, equality, human rights and peace!Yes to revolution!

On the first weekend in November, the financial leaders of the world'stwenty richest countries will be hosting closed door meetings in order todecide how our world should be run. The Group of Twenty (G20) financeministers have chosen to host these meetings in the town of St. Andrews,Scotland, and in response groups of residents and students have paved theway to make our voices heard.

We the residents and students of this community are coming into the streetsto say loud and clear, "The G20 is not welcome in our town," or as the Scotssay, "Nae tae G-20!" We are joining together to say that the neo-liberaldevelopment, trade and environmental policies furthered by the G20 will notsolve the global financial crisis, not solve the global ecological crisisand do not address the ever-increasing wealth gap. We are resisting the G20because it is a mechanism of the global ruling elite that seeks to enrichthe "1st world" at the expense of increasing poverty for the"underdeveloped" and "developing" world.

There are a number of organizations making exciting plans in St. Andrewsduring the weekend of the G20 meeting, and while Put People First (g20standrews.org) has organized an educational event, we have set our sightson getting people into the streets to show our collective dissent. To thisend we have called for two days of festive actions:

- Friday, November 6, 2009, 11:00am, join us for a protest rally at thecenter of town fountain, located near the intersection of Market Street andCollege Street.

- Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1:30pm, join us for a march, also starting atthe fountain at the center of town. The march will be gathering at 1:30pmand departing by 2:00pm.

In addition to these actions, groups are encouraged to organize locally intheir communities, and come to St. Andrews to share their creativeresistance with us during these two days. We will do our best to supportyour action if you require some assistance.

This action has been endorsed locally by Stop the War, the ScottishSocialist Party, numerous St. Andrews University student societies, andassorted Scottish workers unions.

Please direct all questions, endorsements, press inquiries and hate mail toNaeTaeG20@gmail.com and for more information as it arises visit:http://naetaeg20.wordpress.com/